Housewife loses RM136,000 to Macau scam


KEPALA BATAS: A housewife lost RM136,000 after falling victim to a Macau scam syndicate which duped her into believing that she was under investigation for “selling” a bank account to a man for RM10,000.

The victim, in her 70s, was alleged to have pocketed RM23mil from the transaction by an “inspector” from the Johor police headquarters.

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